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New Lowell High School Talk of the new Lowell High project dominated the city this past week. There was Tuesday’s council meeting, the “committee of the whole” council gathering on Thursday that included 16 public speakers, a blizzard of comments on Facebook, and the bombshell news that the intended footprint…
Read More »Motions taken out of order COUNCILOR Rourke – (heard earlier in the meeting) Request City Council approve the naming of the wiffle ball field at Mulligan Park in honor of Calvin Riley. Calvin was a young man who was a random victim of a fatal shooting in San Francisco last…
Read More »Former Mayor Patrick Murphy now lives elsewhere in the Commonwealth, but he still follows events in Lowell. This morning he sent me this essay that shares his thoughts about the benefits of a trust ordinance for Lowell. Thoughts on a Trust Ordinance for Lowell By Patrick Ó. Murphy For Christmas…
Read More »The following is from Mimi Parseghian More on Immigration Enforcement in Lowell By Mimi Parseghian In his report of the City Council meeting as well as his Sunday review, Dick has given a good recap of what occurred. I fully understand that under this highly charged political atmosphere the issue…
Read More »Hamilton Canal District: Third Time’s the Charm? With all the attention given to the new Lowell High School project lately, news that WinnCompanies withdrew as the Master Developer of the Hamilton Canal District nearly slipped by unnoticed. This is unfortunate news, but not unexpected given the conflicting visions that have…
Read More »At Tuesday night’s council meeting, a group of Lowell residents petitioned the council to consider adopting a “trust ordinance.” The council referred the matter to the city manager for a report and recommendation which is expected to be back before the council at its next meeting. Today I noticed that…
Read More »Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6:50 a.m.: A major winter storm is upon us. Called “Winter Storm Niko” by the National Weather Service, the snow has yet to start falling in my neighborhood of Lowell. Here’s the Winter Storm Warning that has been issued: …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
Read More »Lowell High School City Manager Murphy introduces a presentation on the new Lowell High School. He explains that there were ten options but that the state suggests reducing it to four. That happened this morning at the city’s school building committee. He cautions that these are still preliminary and that…
Read More »Lowell High School The New Lowell High School project continues to dominate local news. Tuesday night, the architects will do a presentation for the city council on various “conceptual options” with “very preliminary” cost estimates for each. The presentation slides are in the city council packet in case you want…
Read More »Last night a big crowd packed Luna Theater at Mill No. 5 to hear the latest on the Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiative. After introductions by James Ostis of Lowell Heritage Partnership, Mayor Ed Kennedy spoke of the importance of festivals in Lowell. He said they are important in two ways:…
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